WELL · 42-215-00780 · DISTRICT 4
Volz Fred W. Sr. Unit #3
Hidalgo County · Tabasco (S) field · Vertical
Volz Fred W. SR. Unit #3 (API 42-215-00780) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Fina Oil & Chemical Company, completed July 1, 1994.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1994 and 1996, permitted to 7,502 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Frio, Vicksburg.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Apr 13, 2001 · 1,328 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Fina Oil & Chemical Company |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Fina Oil & Chemical CompanyNov 25, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,502
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Nov 25, 1996
- last permit issued
- Jul 1, 1994
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.07M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 1, 1994
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Surface location
No coordinates on the permit record yet. The RRC's GIS record usually lands within days of issuance; historical master-file permits never carry one.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH APR 2026
Texas reports oil by lease, not by well. These are the 5 leases this well is completed on; they carry 5 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volz, Fred G-4-160590 | Tabasco (O Seg 1) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 1.97M | Mar 1996 – Jul 2026 |
| Volz, Fred W., Sr., Unit G-4-14533 | Tabasco (P) | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Mar 1996 |
| Volz, Fred W., Sr., Unit G-4-30944 | Tabasco (Heard Seg 1) | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Mar 1996 |
| Volz, Fred W., Sr. Unit G-4-151615 | Tabasco (S) | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | 1 | 0 | 70.5K | Jul 1994 – Mar 1996 |
| Volz, Fred W., Sr., Unit G-4-14538 | Tabasco (R) | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | 1 | 0 | 30.1K | Jan 1993 – Jun 1994 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 52,736 · prior 12 59,998(-12%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Fina Oil & Chemical CompanyJan 1993 → Dec 2000
- 2Totalfinaelf E&P USA IncJan 2001 → Jul 2002
- 3Smith Production Inc.Dec 2002 → Feb 2003
- 4Fidelity Explor. & Prod. Co.Apr 2006 → Sep 2014
- 5Hilcorp Energy CompanyOct 2014 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 455464-99 | Recompletion | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | Nov 21, 1996 | Nov 25, 1996 | Feb 21, 1996 | 7,502 |
| 426332-99 | Recompletion | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | Jul 27, 1994 | Jul 28, 1994 | Jul 19, 1994 | 7,502 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-14533 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-14538 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-30944 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-151615 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-160590 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 175 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,743 | 6,758 | Perforated |
| 6,802 | 6,806 | Perforated |
| 6,825 | 6,840 | Perforated |
| 7,413 | 7,454 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,760 | — | — |
| 10.75 | 1,776 | — | — |
| 7.625 | 7,497 | — | — |
Completion filings
W-2 and G-1 reports on record in the RRC wellbore file, newest first. The suffix identifies the wellbore or completion event. About these reports →
| Suffix | Filed | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Feb 3, 1997 | Nov 20, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 27, 1996 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 30, 1995 | Nov 6, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 9, 1994 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Oct 1, 1963 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Oct 19, 1959 | — |
The source documents
Petrora holds the structured record. The scanned filings live at the RRC; these links open its search already filled in for this API.
- Wellbore filings for 42-215-00780 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-00780 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). then paste it into their search.
About this data
Permits from the RRC OGA049M master and daily daf420 files; wellbore and operator of record from the EWA schedule, weekly; completions, formation tops, casing, and perforations from the dbf900 wellbore file; production from PDQ lease reports, which lag two to three months; injection from UIC permits, H-10 reports, and TexNet daily volumes; earthquakes from the TexNet catalog.
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